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SXUS46 KSEW 051032
RECSEW
MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
332 AM PDT FRI JUN 5 2026
SYNOPSIS
UPPER LEVEL LOW SOUTHWEST OF HAIDA GWAII THIS MORNING WILL
SLOWLY MOVE SOUTHEAST REACHING THE PARK SATURDAY. UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE SPINNING OUT OF THE LOW MOVING THROUGH FRIDAY. LOW
MOVES EAST SATURDAY NIGHT WITH A TEMPORARY UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
SUNDAY. ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH WILL HANG OUT OVER THE PARK THE
FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK FOR MORE SHOWERS AND COOL TEMPERATURES.
POSSIBLE STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BEGINNING TO BUILD THURSDAY.
IMPACTS
STRONG WINDS NEAR THE SUMMIT WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO
MOVE SAFELY AND COULD PRODUCE LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHT. A HIGH LEVEL OF SKILL AND EXPERIENCE IN ALPINE
TERRAIN, INCLUDING USE OF GPS, IS RECOMMENDED FOR NAVIGATION AND
CAMPING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5500 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY
WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LITTLE OR NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5500 FEET DECREASING
TO 4500 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE UP TO 2 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4500
FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL IN THE
EVENING. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4500 FEET.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 5000 FEET INCREASING
TO 6500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS.
FRI FRI SAT SAT SUN
NIGHT NIGHT
SUMMIT (14411 FT) 11 4 -4 0 6
SW 70 SW 65 W 30 NW 35 W 25
CAMP MUIR(10188 FT) 19 16 14 17 23
W 30 W 25 W 30 NW 30 W 25
PARADISE (5420 FT) 40 30 34 30 45
W 10 W 10 SW 10 W 5 W 5
LONGMIRE (2760 FT) 52 37 46 36 57
W 5 W 5 W 5 W 5 W 5
++ TEMPERATURES AND WIND FOR THE SUMMIT AND CAMP MUIR ARE AVERAGE
CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN THE FREE AIR AT THOSE ELEVATIONS.
++ TEMPERATURES FOR PARADISE AND LONGMIRE ARE THE EXPECTED HIGHS AND
LOWS. WIND IS THE AVERAGE WIND EXPECTED DURING THAT PERIOD.
EXTENDED FORECAST
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6000 FEET.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,
THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6000 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
7000 FEET.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6500 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6500 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6000
FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 6500 FEET.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 7000 FEET.
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